The Electric Company"Pies for Puppies"
It's the Pies for Puppies charity bake sale, and Jessica, Danny Rebus and others are competing to sell the most pies and become the "puppy hero." But someone has taken all of Jessica's pies! The Electric Company discovers that Danny Rebus is trying to cheat his way to victory, and it is up to them to put a stop to it. D

2:30 pm

WordGirl"Where Have All The Villains Gone?/Captain Tangent Returns"
WHERE HAVE ALL THE VILLAINS GONE? - Ms. Question comes up with a brilliant plan to get rid of WordGirl: eliminate all of the city's villains so WordGirl is no longer needed. Will Ms. Question be able to keep WordGirl away? Or will a villian-less city need her after all. Vocabulary Words: Eliminate, Entire. D

3:00 pm

Wild Kratts"Tazzy Chris"
When Martin and Chris assist the Tasmanian Wildlife Service in tagging endangered Tasmanian Devils, they discover that Zach Varmitech has been kidnapping them to create a ferocious new Zachbot. Science Concepts: A healthy ecosystem has both predators and scavengers. Scavengers are animals that eat mostly other dead animals. D

3:30 pm

Cyberchase"A World Without Zero"
Why does glamorous Gollywood go ga-ga when a nobody like Mister Z skips town? It's a fiendish Hacker scheme, of course. Because of a poison pen campaign devised by Hacker, Mister Z feels worthless and unwanted. He decides to leave Gollywood, taking his zeroes with him. D

4:00 pm

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman"Look What The Dog Dug Up!"
When Ruff digs up a sarcophagus in his backyard, he's convinced it's an authentic Egyptian mummy, and he's also convinced it comes with a curse. He sends the FETCHers to the Museum of Fine Arts to authenticate the artifact, and also to a carbon dating lab to verify the age of the mummy. The kids then go through Tomb, an Egypt-themed amusement park to solve the mystery of the mummy. D

4:30 pm

Arthur"The Agent of Change/D.W. Unties The Knot"
The Agent of Change The latest animated hit in movie theaters about a boy and his truck has left Muffy and Francine disappointed. Why doesn't there seem to be any cool female characters on screen? So with the help of a very talented artist, Molly, the "Group of Three" set out to make their own movie! D.W. Unties the Knot - After watching "The Wedding Channel," D.W. D

5:00 pm

WordWorld"Sh-Sh-Shark!/Dog Wants to Play Ball"
Sh-Sh-Shark!: Shark is misunderstood. Everyone is afraid of him and won't even give him a chance to prove he's friendly. Everyone but Duck, that is, who doesn't know that the letters s and h together make the 'sh' sound, and therefore doesn't know who Shark is. D

5:30 pm

Nightly Business Report
Unemployment hits a three year low, but is this as good as it gets for 2012? New York Correspondent Suzanne Pratt has details on the December jobs report. PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian says the positive news about the unemployment rate is not good enough. He explains why in his interview with NBR Co-Anchor Susie Gharib. D

Tavis Smiley Reports"Dudamel: Conducting A Life"
Smiley's fourth quarter special report offers a candid look into the world of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's star conductor, and examines the resurgence of music programs across the United States. In an in-depth interview with Dudamel, Smiley examines the power of music and how the conductor and others are working together to develop programs to introduce children to sheet music and classical music instruction.G

9:00 pm

Great Performances"Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin"
Dudamel, the philharmonic music director, and jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, the philharmonic's creative chair for jazz, present George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" as part of opening night of the orchestra's 2011-2012 season. Also on the program are "An American in Paris" and Hancock's unique improvisation of "Someone to Watch Over Me."G

10:00 pm

Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City
The famed rocker attracts all ages - 120,000 people - to his three-night christening of New York's new Citi Field on the former Shea Stadium site, in July 2009. He and his band feature songs from the Beatles, Wings and McCartney's solo career. In addition to old favorites, the set includes strong material from his recent efforts.G